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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1896
Page
4
The Boston Post denounces Republican Common Council members for voting down a school sanitation loan, arguing it jeopardizes health and safety of 60,000 pupils. It urges reconsideration next Thursday and predicts unanimous passage if Republicans abandon party motives.
The article argues that six Senate votes supported probing the Treasury bond sales, contending the inquiry serves campaign aims of the Republican silver alliance and the free coinage Populists, with no risk to public integrity or hidden misconduct. It criticizes the investigation as political theater and asserts officials are presumed honest.
The piece notes Republicans leaning toward the 1892 currency plank, crafted by silver advocates, while Democrats harden the sound money stance of their 1892 platform. It warns that Western conventions show free coinage support, and cautions that McKinley’s anticipated nomination worsens confidence and could widen the currency divide.
The author argues against abandoning city concerts despite band stand removal and seeded lawns. Other suitable sites on the Common can host performances, including near the Shaw memorial. Open air concerts boost city attractiveness, please travelers, and cost little compared with European cities. Boston can afford to keep concerts this summer.
The Post urges establishing a Boston stadium to host larger athletic meet events. It argues proximity within fifteen miles allows expansion beyond current plans, with a June athletic meeting to rival Olympic prestige. It calls for municipal and state recognition and notes Boston’s existing athletic funding and facilities.
The author argues that the Commonwealth should consider a grand athletic festival in Boston, comparing it to the Grecian games and stressing material benefits for Boston and support from business interests. The piece suggests athletic associations could profit from such an enterprise and views it as a worthy, large undertaking.
The New Jersey Democratic convention embraced William E Russell as the favorite son and supported a sound money platform. They endorsed a firm gold standard, opposed free coinage of silver, and rejected compulsory silver purchases, arguing Russell and his platform will win the national fight.
A retired daily note quotes a Beecher saying that every man should keep a fair-sized cemetery to bury the faults of friends. The aphorism emphasizes forgiving or overlooking flaws in close ones.
The Observant Citizen notes that the sorrel horse Clipstone, beloved by Agnes Booth, will join her in Manchester after the season as she buys the animal. Grace Filkins leaves Shore Acres to wed Commander Marix US Navy on June 3. Reports poke fun at a post no license regime causing many packages home from Lynn Salem and Gloucester, and describe John Stetson at Beverly. A skunk accident, a cyclist’s odor story, a shoe blacking cure for headaches, and Jim MacConnell’s talk of sour summer trade at Salisbury Beach wrap the column with city gossip and small-town humor.
The poem recalls a cherished day and a beloved kiss. A speaker voices longing and dreamy affection while contrasting past romantic gestures with present memories. The Atlanta Constitution is cited as the source.
A colored reader criticizes the Republican management for ignoring what he calls outrages against Black people and the deaths of thousands, urging the party to support colored allies. He questions recent Southern election actions and convention rhetoric, warning of alienation if the stance persists.
To the Editor the Post asks how religion is handled in U S public schools. It states religion is not taught in public schools nationwide. In Massachusetts teachers occasionally read one or two chapters from the testament, but attendance is optional for pupils.
A reader inquires if a person who has a wife in New York State and marries in another state can be arrested there and what punishment applies. The answer given is 1 He can 2 Imprisonment.
Inquiry notes that an inventor could apply for a patent without a solicitor and asks about the cost. It advises sending a print of the invention to the Patent Office in Washington, D C, with a description and to write to the office.
A June wedding showcases the prettiest gowns for summer events. Organdies dainty and sheer captivate, with a rich white and green striped silk gown featuring purplish hollyhocks. The rose chiffon bodice ties at the waist with satin. A reception dress in cream brocade with lavender sprays completes the ensemble.
A string of snappy exchanges from various periodicals. witty barbs about love, nerves, and social lingo appear in Life, Detroit Tribune, Pick-Me-Up, Puck, Harper's Bazar, Somerville Journal, and Indianapolis Journal. Notable quips include a tramp’s loss of control, intense love versus coal, and a fashionably humorous physician remark.
Tomorrow's 8 cent Sunday Post will tell the exclusive story of a great pearl discovery in the South and explain how the wonderfully rich fishery is conducted.
In a midwinter morning a couple in a wealthy home confront decades of strain. Harold admits he has been a brute and Helen forgives him as the sun shines on a marble memorial, the canary sings, and the two reaffirm their marriage while four eyes turn to the hill and its graves.
The Post offers weekly prizes for original short stories with ten dollars for first place five for second and two dollars for each of the remaining four. Winners named each Sunday in The Sunday Post and paid by mail Monday for stories from the previous week. Only female writers may win prizes.
A Dorchester household menu lists mashed potatoes white bread and orange pudding with coffee and tea. The dessert notes include orange pudding with custard, meringue and cooling, plus fruit jelly layered with berries and citrus, set on ice. The author Leonette E Barnes of 78 Norfolk Street Dorchester signs the piece.
The Church Union transfers control to contributing editor Rev Samuel T Carter with May issue. New management plans to feature articles from writers such as President Hyde of Bowdoin College Rev Alexander V G Allen D D Frances E Willard of Evanston Ill and others. The publication size is altered and pages doubled.
The Working Boys Home allegorical bazaar, a remarkable success, ends tonight in Mechanics' building. The day is devoted to children with an afternoon program of costume dances by Miss Rose I. Byrne and her pupils, followed by evening tableau groupings by Mrs. Jona A. O'Shea and several women depicting Grecian and other eras.
Bradstreet reports mixed signals from May trade. Boots and shoes see stronger demand on urgent orders aiding full work time, while wool prices fall and textile goods faces slack demand. Railroads improve in April, but manufacturing failures rise modestly. bank clearings hit $1.135 billion as overall prospects brighten into autumn.
The Public Garden in New England has recovered from winter debris with clear water, swan boats returning, and a remarkable bloom display. Tulips dominate beds blended in harmony with pansies, forget me nots, and daisies. Ephemeral blooms give way gracefully to sturdy perennials, ensuring continuous color for visitors.
The Commonwealth funds a six by four by one foot polished Acton granite stone marking the Mayflower compact site in Provincetown harbor. A tablet on the street face bears the inscription and the other side lists the signers.
Mayor Quincy proposes a single advisory board for all four public institutions. He invites leaders from Associated Charities Massachusetts Prison Association Municipal League Twentieth Century Club Citizens' Association St Vincent de Paul Society Children's Aid Society Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children Suffolk District Medical Society Medico Psychological Society to appoint representatives. The first four groups would supply two members each, the rest one each.
Washington May 8 The President amended civil service rules by an order bringing the Interstate Commerce Commission into the classified service. The commission, consisting of about 140 persons, is now covered under the rules.
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